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Education

Whether it is a school for your children or a college or university for the adults in your family, selecting an education provider may be one of your most important choices when you leave the Services.  It may even influence where you decide to live.

Education and training funding for veterans

You can get help paying for qualifications whether you:

  • are planning on leaving the armed forces
  • have already left and want to know more about your options

SAAS grants

The Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) gives financial support to eligible students doing a course of higher education in the UK. If you've been in the armed forces or are the family member of someone in the armed forces who has been living abroad you may be elligible for a SAAS grant. This depends on where you or your family member was a resident when they joined up.

Contact SAAS on 0300 555 0505 to find out if you're eligible.

Enhanced Learning Credit (ELC) scheme

The Armed Forces ELC scheme allows you to apply for money to pay for qualifications. You can apply whether you're still serving in the armed forces or you've already left.

Find out more about which qualifications you can get and how to apply.

 

You can refine your search by level of education and Local Authority area and then click Search.

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Open University in Scotland

Dr James Miller – Director
Tel: 0131 226 3851

10 Drumsheugh Gardens , Edinburgh EH3 7QJ

Wherever you live, from Shetland to Dumfries and Galloway, your location is no barrier to studying with The Open University in Scotland.  Our courses are flexible so you can study at a time and place that suits you, fitting study around other commitments such as your job, caring responsibilities or a busy family life.

www3.open.ac.uk/near-you/Scotland

Orkney College

Bill Ross – Principal
Tel: 01856 569000

Kirkwall , Orkney KW15 1LX

We offer a range of Further Education and short courses to meet local business needs as well as a number of Higher Education courses through membership of the University of the Highlands and Islands – bringing university level education to the Highlands & Islands.

www.orkney.uhi.ac.uk

Osborne House School (Independent co-educational Day School)

Tel: 01592 – 651461 Email: enquiries@osborne-house.com

West Port , Dysart KY1 2TD

Osborne House School offers a high quality education within a system that focuses on the individual child and encourages him or her to develop fully as a person.  It provides individual support in all subjects through class sizes of no more than 12 pupils.

Ages 10-18

www.osborne-house.com/Site/Welcome.html

Our Lady and St Patrick`s High School (Catholic)

Tel: 01389 762101 Email: schooloffice@ourlady-st-patricks.w-dunbarton.sch.uk

Hawthornhill Road , Castlehill, Dumbarton G82 5JN

www.olsp.org.uk/

Our Lady`s High School

Tel: 01236 757688 Email: ht@brannock.n-lanark.sch.uk

Dowanfield Road , Cumbernauld G67 1LA

www.brannock.n-lanark.sch.uk/

Our Lady`s High School

Tel: 01698 265191 Email: ht@ourladyshigh.n-lanark.sch.uk

Dalzell Drive , Motherwell ML1 2DG

www.ourladyshighschool.co.uk/

Paible School

Tel: 01876 510275 Email: paibleschool@gnes.net

Bayhead , North Uist, North Uist HS6 5DS

www.paibleschool.co.uk/

Peebles High School

Tel: 01721 720291 Email: enquiries.peebleshs@scotborders.gov.uk

Springwood Road , Peebles EH45 9HB

www.peebleshighschool.co.uk/

Penicuik High School

Tel: 01968 674165 Email: Penicuik_HS@midlothian.gov.uk

39a Carlops Road , Penicuik EH26 9EP

www.penicuik.info/